Tag: Oklahoma
Oklahoma 19-year-old named town's mayor
A 19-year-old freshman Sooner was elected mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma. Muskogee has a population of just over 38,000. Even though only 19, John Tyler Hammons is not the youngest to ever be elected mayor...
Obama Answers Call to Weigh in on CBC, Cherokee N...
Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) was asked to reconcile his membership in the Congressional Black Caucus with his support for the sovereignty of tribal nations. Fellow Congressional Black Caucus members are asking congress to approve provisions...
Severe weather kills 22 in Missouri, Oklahoma
UPDATE: 10:36 p.m. EST May 11AP reports 22 dead through three states."Stunned survivors picked through the little that
was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the
Plains and South, killing at...
Death Penalty: U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Pa...
United States Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens changes his mind on support of the death penalty, and according to the National Coalition Against the Death Penalty "These things about the death penalty were...
Storms kill 7 in Arkansas
UPDATE May 2, 1215 PST:Local media now report at least 7 dead."Severe storms that rolled across Arkansas early Friday killed at least seven people, including a teenager crushed by a tree while she slept in her bed."_____________Clearly tornado season is in full effect. If...
Supreme Court, States can demand photo ID before ...
Supreme Court: States can demand photo ID before Voting Todays Supreme Court Decision has been a polarizing issue between Republicans, who believe that a photo identification is a basic document used in most...
95-year-old defends self, home with screwdriver
Oklahoma: where a 95-year-old with a screwdriver defends her home and herself. And the legal response? Police Chief Tom Holland was pretty clear about that.""Personally, I plan to get her a plaque and a case of...
Oklahomans pause to remember victims of 1995 bombing
Before 9/11, there was the Oklahoma City bombings, which is still the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history. Today marks the 13th anniversary of the deadly attack. 168 people were killed in the bombing of...
NBA approves SuperSonics' move to Oklahoma City
It looks like the Seattle Sonics may become the latest in a growing line of teams to relocate from their home base. "NBA owners overwhelmingly approved the Sonics' relocation bid to Oklahoma City by a 28-2 vote today...
Severe Storms Building in Plains: Pep Shares Safe...
UPDATE: Moving eastward, the storm system clawed parts of Arkansas. Fox News is reporting: "A band of hail, heavy rain and twisters pounded Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma Thursday, damaging hundreds of homes, flooding...
America's Death Penalty method, Banned for Animals
The Drugs used in America's Lethal Injections wouldn't even be used on a Dog42 States have banned the drug Pancuronium bromide used to Paralyze a criminal receiving the death penalty in animal euthanasa."WASHINGTON...
Severe weather batters Midwest
More bad weather news for the Midwest, with tornados, flooding, snow storms, and rain wreaking havoc across the country."OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Twisters, flooding and snow. The nation's midsection is getting...
'Tis the Season: Tornadoes Rake Oklahoma, Storms ...
UPDATE: Tornado watches will expire soon in more than a dozen southeastern Oklahoma counties after a day of wild, dangerous weather that began in the darkness of night. At least two tornado touchdowns have been...
Preparing for Tornado Season
"Midwesterners in the United States are bracing themselves for tornado season as spring approaches. People in "Tornado Alley" ranging from Kansas and Oklahoma through Texas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio are starting to evaluate their safe room and...
Let them hallucinate: Salvia to be illegal
Salvia is the new weed, or so the journalists are saying. But salvia sounds a lot more, ahhh, interesting shall we say. A quick fix legal hallucinogen sounds ideal for those days which feel like they'll never end....
